La Casa del Prosciutto
A roadside inn at Ponte a Vicchio in the Mugello, said to have been feeding travellers since the seventeenth century, and known for handmade tortelli.
- Area
- Mugello
- Format
- Counter. Panini and boards made to order
- Checked
- August 2026
- Price
- €€
- Go for
- Cured meat sliced to order and eaten standing, from people whose whole business is one thing done properly.
- Skip if
- You want a sit down lunch with a waiter.
What everybody agrees on
Read across public reviews on Google and TripAdvisor in September 2026. A smaller sample than the restaurants.
- Most
Quality of the cured meat is the point and it is what people describe, not the setting.
- Most
Everything is cut when you order rather than sitting pre sliced, which changes the texture completely.
- Often
Prices are low for what you get, and reviewers say so with some surprise.
- Some
There is little or no seating. It is a counter.
What to order
Ask them to choose. Say roughly what you like and let them build the board; that is how the regulars order and the result is better than a list.
Before you go
- Best time
- Lunch, when the counter is busiest and turnover is fastest.
- Format
- Standing or takeaway.
Mugello tortelli are potato filled and thicker than elsewhere, and this is one of the addresses Florentines drive out for. Wild boar or duck ragu on top, fried mushrooms alongside. Around forty minutes from the city, through hills that look nothing like the postcard Tuscany further south.